Box-fastener.



No. 892,471. PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

H. A. VOELKNER.

BOX PASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1907.

Wane/a es M W HENRY A. VOELKNER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BOX-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed July 8, 1907. Serial No. 382,640.

To all whom it may concern:

EBe it known that I, HENRY A. VOELKNER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Fasteners and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in box fasteners; and its object is to rovide the same with various new and use ul features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1. is a perspective view of a box with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2, a

lan view of the same with the'fastening reeased; and Fig. 3. the same with the fastening secured.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures,

1 represents any convenient box or receptacle; 2 a hinged cover for the same. To the front of the box and near each end of the same is attached the fixed member 3 of an angular hinged hasp or holder for securing the cover. The other member 4 of this hasp is hinged to this fixed member as at 5 preferably opposite the seam between the cover and the box, and this hinged member 4 is bent at right angles and extends rearwardly on top of the cover and holds the same closed. These hasp members 4 are securely held down 11 on the top of the cover by means of longituc inally movable bolts 6 and 7 having their-outer ends adapted to slide over and engage the has members 4. These bolts are slidable wit in clips 12 attached to the cover. The adjacent ends of these bolts are spaced apart and ivoted to a lever 8, this lever being pivotec to the cover midway between the pivots of the bolts as at 9. This lever serves to longitudinally adjust the bolts and. secure the same. For the purpose of securing the lever to hold the bolts in locked position, the lever is provided near one end with an u turned flange 10 having an opening theret irough and the bolt 12 is rovlded with a corresponding and opposing ange 11 having a similar opening therethrough, through which openings may be inserted a seal or look to secure the lever and bolts in locked position. To also detachably hold the lever in this position, a projection 13 is struck up on the bolt 7 which projection engages a corresponding depression 14 struck up in the under side of the lever 8, whereby the lever will spring u ward and pass over the projection 13 anc engage the same with the depression 14, and thus hold the lever superposed above the bolt 7, as shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim is:

1. A box fastening, comprising two hinged angular hasps, bolts each having one end slidably engaging a hasp, a lover to which the other ends of the bolts are pivoted, a pivot for the lever located intermediate the ends of the bolts, clips in which the bolts are slidable, and opposing upturned flanges on the lever and on one of the bolts respectively, said flaiigeshaving openings to receive a lock or sea 2. A box fastener, comprising two hinged angular hasps, bolts each having one end slidably engaging a hasp, a lever to which the other ends of the bolts are pivoted, a pivot for the lever located between the ends of the bolts, clips in which the bolts are slidable, a

rejection on one bolt and a recess in the ever to receive the said projection.

3. A box fastener, consisting of two hinged angular hasps, two bolts adapted to slidably en age the hasps, two clips in which the bolts are slidable, a lever to which the other ends of the bolts are pivoted, and a pivot for the lever and intermediate the ends of the bolts, one bolt having a projection and an upturned perforated flange, and the lever having a recess to receive the projection and an upturned perforated flange opposite the flange on the bolt.

4. The combination of a box having a hinged cover, a hinged angular hasp near each end of the box, each hasp having one member secured to the box and the other member detachably engaging the top of the cover, bolts each having one end slidably enon the lever and one of the bolts and adapted gaging the respective hasp to secure the to receive a seal or lock. 10 same, a lever to Which the bolts are pivoted In testimony whereof I affix my signature and spaced apart at their ends, a pivot 10- in presence of two Witnesses.

-' Gated intermediate the ends of the bolts and HENRY A. VOELKNER.

securing the lever to the cover, clips secured WVitnesses: to the cover, in Which clips the bolts are SAMUEL E. THOMAS, slidable, and opposing members respectively GRACE E. l/VYNKOOP. 

